Stories To Tell On A Saturday

Growing up, America seemed like a dream land, way out of my reach. Another planet almost.  Then my aunt and her family moved there. We started receiving letters and pictures from America. That was a matter of huge pride and fascination for us. We also heard her stories of struggle, how difficult it is go to America and how it's even more difficult to survive and thrive over there.  So America was never in my bucket list. Mainly because it seemed too much work to even pursue the American dream. Against all odds, I landed in America in 2008. I have written a lot of stories about my journey to and in America.  As I am growing older, my perspective towards America is changing.  When I moved back to India in 2017, my plan was to return to America in a year. So, I never felt settled in Hyderabad even after my plan to return to America got delayed. I did not like Hyderabad. I kept thinking that it's better for my daughter to grow up in America. I felt I was being shortchang...